DELL COMPUTER CORP. Dell Computer Corp. was founded in 1984 by Michael S. Dell. Four years later in 1988, Dell became a publicly traded company with 3.5 million shares at $8.50 each. Four more years later, Dell was ranked in the Fortune 500 roster with Michael Dell as the youngest CEO to be ranked on this list. In 1996 Dell’s stock raises to about $100 per share pre-split. One year later this number is multiplied by 10 and stock is up to …showed first 75 words of 1021 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1021 total…years old. It was started by one man with $1000 and is now the number two computer company in the world and the number one computer company in the United States. Over that short fifteen years, Dell has increased its sales by 40 times! And it is not stopping there. The company is continuing to grow and the stock prices are growing with it. SOURCES: http://www.dell.com http://www.quicken.com/investments/quotes/?symbol=dell